Antimicrobial resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Saudi Arabian hospital: Results of a 6-year surveillance study, 1998-2003

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 230-234

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a   Antony, Amalraj ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Extended spectrum lactamase (ESBL); Klebsiella pneumoniae; Saudi Arabia; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 34548167728     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-007-0532-9     Document Type: Article

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